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In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Caitie's hands-on time with the game. We go in-depth on character creator, discuss overall impressions on the game, talk about companions including Caitie's early front runner for favorite companion, flirt options, class abilities, some mostly non-spoiler-y story bits, combat and gameplay, The Lighthouse details, facial animations, overall story impressions, and more! Also: EA's catering.

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Steam's refund policy is great… until people start abusing it and hurting small developers. Also: EA offers up accessibility patents for free, Apple does the bare minimum to ward off lawsuits, and Unity employees take a stand. You can support Virtual Economy's growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:01] - EA makes five accessibility patents available for free [00:14:38] - Unity employees speak up about company's military contracts [00:32:49] - Investment Interlude [00:42:06] - Quick Hits [00:50:48] - Activision Blizzard in more hot water with the DFEH [00:53:51] - Apple makes small concession in attempt to settle lawsuit [00:55:56] - How Steam's refund policy hurt one small developer SOURCES Using our patents to drive positive play (EA) EA's Patent Pledge for Increasing Accessibility EA's efforts to catch up to its responsibility (GamesIndustry) Unity Workers Question Company Ethics As It Expands From Video Games to War (Vice) California expands lawsuit against Activision Blizzard (Axios) Apple loosens rules for developers in major concession amid antitrust pressure (Washington Post) Coalition for App Fairness Statement on Apple's Sham Settlement Offer INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Unity Acquires OTO to Foster Safer Gaming Environments Our stock begins trading on Nasdaq today, as the SPAC deal is finally closed (Nexters) Apphic Games received investment from WePlay Ventures with a valuation of 14 Million TL absurd:joy announces $5.35 million raise for new virtual office/collaboration platform built around privacy, comfort and creativity

Activision is posting record quarters. Its CEO has been awarded approximately $200 million in bonuses. The company just laid off at least 50 people in the middle of a pandemic. Also: EA’s FIFA Ultimate Team problem, Riot’s CEO cleared of harassment allegations, a ton of M&A news, and more. TIME STAMPS [00:01:52] - Microsoft and Bethesda close $7.5B deal with comments on the future [00:11:50] - Sony becomes co-owner of EVO fighting game competition [00:15:29] - 2K Games acquires PGA dev HB Studios, signs deal with Tiger Woods [00:16:10] - Epic acquires Capturing Reality [00:16:42] - Zombies, Run dev Six to Start acquired by OliveX [00:17:21] - Super League Gaming to acquire Mobcrush [00:19:55] - Keywords Studios purchases majority stake in Tantalus Media [00:20:34] - THQ Nordic incorporates new studio for Gothic Remake [00:22:13] - Embracer Group stuffs war chest for acquisitions [00:22:57] - Jade Raymond’s new studio with backing from Sony [00:24:00] - Omeda gets investment to reboot Epic’s Paragon [00:26:05] - TinyBuild goes public [00:26:22] - Rogue raises Series A funding [00:26:45] - Overwolf raises Series C funding [00:27:57] - My.Games invests in Espresso Publishing [00:28:15] - Ubitus gets investments from big industry players [00:28:47] - Incredibuild raises $140 million from a single investor [00:29:54] - Roblox finally goes public [00:30:29] - Quick Hits [00:51:45] - Activision Blizzard lays off during a pandemic amid record earnings [01:05:32] - Riot clears CEO of harassment allegations [01:10:06] - Loot Boxes under fire as Germany cracks down and EA staff go rogue SOURCES Merger, Acquisition, and Investment Stories Officially Welcoming Bethesda to Team Xbox (Xbox Wire) - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/03/09/officially-welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/ Welcoming Evo into the PlayStation Family: https://www.sie.com/en/blog/welcoming-evo-into-the-playstation-family/ Tiger Woods Inks Long-Term Exclusive Deal with 2K: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210316005275/en/Tiger-Woods-Inks-Long-Term-Exclusive-Deal-with-2K Epic has acquired Capturing Reality - https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/capturing-reality-is-now-part-of-epic-games?sessionInvalidated=true Zombies, Run dev Six to Start acquired for $9.5m (GamesIndustry) - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-08-zombies-run-dev-six-to-start-acquired-for-usd9-5m Super League Gaming to Acquire Mobcrush - https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/11/2191124/0/en/Super-League-Gaming-to-Acquire-Mobcrush.html  Keywords Studios Enters Australia with acquisition of 85% interest in Tantalus Media Pty Ltd: https://irpages2.equitystory.com/websites/rns_news/English/1100/news-tool---rns---eqs-group.html?article=31716382&company=keywords Alkimia Interactive to develop Gothic Remake (THQ Nordic): https://www.thqnordic.com/article/alkimia-interactive-develop-gothic-remake Introducing Haven, a new Montreal-based independent studio: https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03/16/introducing-haven-a-new-montreal-based-independent-studio/#sf243985526 Omeda raises $2.2M to relaunch Epic’s dead Paragon as Predecessor (GamesBeat) - https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/09/omeda-raises-2-2m-to-relaunch-epics-paragon-as-predecessor/ London Stock Exchange welcomes tinyBuild Inc. to AIM - https://www.londonstockexchange.com/discover/news-and-insights/london-stock-exchange-welcomes-tinybuild-aim?lang=en Rogue raises $2.5m in Series A funding (GamesIndustry) - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-10-rogue-raises-usd2-5m-in-series-a-funding Announcing our $52.5M Series C and What is Next for the In-Game Creator Economy (Overwolf): https://medium.com/overwolf/announcing-our-series-c-and-what-is-next-for-the-in-game-creator-economy-693bedd4c01c Embracer Group Issues New Shares: https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-successfully-completed-a-directed-issue-of-36000000-new-b-shares-raising-proceeds-of-roughly-sek-7-6-billion-approximately-usd-890-million/ MY.GAMES INVESTS IN ESPRESSO PUBLISHING TO BOOST ITS HYPERCASUAL DIVISION: https://my.games/en/news/105 Ubitus usher in the cloud game era - http://www.ubitus.net/en/release/en20210317.html Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/17/incredibuild-gets-140m-to-speed-up-games-and-other-software-development-with-distributed-processing-tech/  General News Stories Activision Blizzard Esports Restructuring, 50 Employees Face Layoffs (The Esports Observer): https://esportsobserver.com/abe-restructure-layoffs/ Sources: Alienware terminates League of Legends global sponsorship following sexual harassment allegations against Riot Games CEO (Dot Esports): https://dotesports.com/news/sources-alienware-terminates-lol-global-sponsorship-allegations-riot-ceo Riot Games board finds no wrongdoing by CEO Nicolo Laurent, denies misconduct allegations in new court filing (Washington Post / Launcher): https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/03/16/nicolo-laurent-lawsuit-riot-games/ Loot boxes to generate $20bn by 2025 (GamesIndustry) - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-09-loot-boxes-to-generate-usd20bn-by-2025 German legal reform to set new standards for loot boxes (GamesIndustry) - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-03-09-german-legal-reform-poses-new-threat-to-loot-boxes EA investigating allegations of staff selling rare FUT cards - https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFIFA/status/1369761277636005888?s=20 AN UPDATE ON OUR PLAYER ITEM INVESTIGATION: https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/pitch-notes/news/fifa-21-player-item-investigation-update?isLocalized=true

Reports on the Stadia project’s inner workings are pouring out, revealing gears rusted with dysfunction. Also: EA cancels Anthem Next (but may have saved Dragon Age in the process), GameStop loses its CFO (but awards him a massive severance), Apple scores a win in court, Sony reorganizes its legendary Japan Studio, and a class-action suit threatens Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda. TIME STAMPS [00:00:55] - Stadia’s leadership and strange business decisions [00:25:36] - GameStop CFO resigns, shareholder war ongoing [00:34:28] - Apple wins in court, Valve has to turn over data [00:38:49] - Quick Hits [00:57:10] - Call of Duty Mobile player murdered in Brazil [00:59:56] - Paradox earnings and Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 news [01:11:07] - Anthem Next canceled (and other EA news) [01:17:08] - Bethesda faces class action lawsuit over Fallout 4 Season Pass [01:25:49] - Report on Techland’s mismanagement [01:31:24] - Sony: PSVR2, State of Play, Japan Studio, and more SOURCES Stadia's 4K gaming claims come back to haunt it in class-action lawsuit (PCGamer): https://www.pcgamer.com/stadias-4k-gaming-claims-come-back-to-haunt-it-in-class-action-lawsuit/ Jacqueline Shepherd vs. Google: https://www.classaction.org/media/shepherd-v-google-llc-et-al.pdf Google’s Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That’s Not Googley Enough (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-26/google-video-game-unit-stadia-struggled-to-be-googley-enough     GameStop Announces Resignation of CFO and Succession Plan to Support Transformation: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/23/2180940/0/en/GameStop-Announces-Resignation-of-CFO-and-Succession-Plan-to-Support-Transformation.html GameStop SEC Filing re Jim Bell departure: https://news.gamestop.com/static-files/a9ccb1fc-1c3b-4059-b187-7f545c151558 GameStop: How a 2020 Shareholder Coup Could Transform the Company Forever (IGN): https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-how-a-2020-shareholder-coup-could-transform-the-company-forever Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case (MacRumors): https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/25/valve-apple-data-request-for-epic-games-case/ COD: Player Sol is murdered in São Paulo (ESPN): https://www.espn.com.br/esports/artigo/_/id/8230747/cod-jogadora-sol-e-assassinada-em-sao-paulo Paradox Year-End Report 2020: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/en/year-end-report-2020/ Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Update: https://www.bloodlines2.com/en/bloodlines-2-development-update Anthem Update (BioWare): https://blog.bioware.com/2021/02/24/anthem-update/ Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-25/electronic-arts-pivots-on-dragon-age-game-removes-multiplayer Bethesda faces broad class-action lawsuit over Fallout 4 DLC as Microsoft takeover looms (GamesBeat): https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/23/bethesda-faces-broad-class-action-lawsuit-over-fallout-4-dlc-as-microsoft-takeover-looms/ Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Upgrade and Purchase FAQ: https://support.activision.com/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2/articles/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-upgrade-and-purchase-faq Report: Techland Is Bleeding Talent Due To Autocratic Management, Bad Feedback, And Lack Of Direction (TheGamer): https://www.thegamer.com/techland-report-bleeding-talent-autocratic-management-bad-feedback/ Play At Home returns: Four months of offers for PlayStation games and entertainment begin March 1 (PlayStation Blog): https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/play-at-home-returns-four-months-of-offers-for-playstation-games-and-entertainment-begin-march-1/ Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStation (PlayStation Blog): https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/introducing-the-next-generation-of-vr-on-playstation/#sf243317607 PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘We’re making a completely new VR format for PS5’ (GQ): https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/playstation-vr-jim-ryan-interview-2021 Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio (VGC): https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-playstation-is-winding-down-sony-japan-studio/ Bloodborne Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa Is Leaving Sony (Kotaku): https://kotaku.com/bloodborne-producer-masaaki-yamagiwa-is-leaving-sony-1846352378

With the pandemic still hanging on, a new report corroborates and expands on news we broke in December: E3 is going digital (and it won’t be cheap). Also: EA buys Glu Mobile, Epic scores Kingdom Hearts, CD Projekt hit with a ransomware attack, NPD for January 2021, and more. TIME STAMPS [00:01:07] - Skybound is partnering with Striking Distance Studios [00:07:02] - After being locked out of Google accounts, Terraria dev cancels Stadia port [00:16:07] - Epic Games settles with teen cheater and EGS news [00:22:25] - CD Projekt ransomware attack [00:28:54] - Quick Hits [00:40:41] - SAG-AFTRA approves influencer contract [00:45:43] - Riot sued over CEO’s alleged misconduct and harassment [00:50:42] - EA purchases Glu to bolster mobile portfolio and talent [00:54:17] - NPD Report for January 2021 [01:01:29] - E3 is going digital SOURCES Skybound Entertainment Partners With Striking Distance Studios on Upcoming Survival Horror Game The Callisto Protocol: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210209005433/en/ Andrew Spinks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Demilogic/status/1358661840402845696?s=20 Epic Games Ends Fight With Teen Over Fortnite Cheat Codes (Law360): https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1353296/epic-games-ends-fight-with-teen-over-fortnite-cheat-codes-?nl_pk=73c14053-a66c-4f92-a446-aa4ed6d290d1&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ip CD Projekt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1359048125403590660?s=20 Niantic’s Black Developers Initiative: https://nianticlabs.com/beyond-reality/black-developers-initiative/ Safe in Our World Community Developer Training: https://forms.monday.com/forms/8aaaa04a6935c351ad15811a818aba26?r=use1 Riot Games CEO Sued for Sexual Harassment By His Former Assistant (Vice): https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5b3zm/riot-games-ceo-sued-for-sexual-discrimination-by-his-assistant Electronic Arts to Acquire Glu Mobile, Creating a New Global Leader in the Largest and Fastest Growing Gaming Segment: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210208005854/en/Electronic-Arts-to-Acquire-Glu-Mobile-Creating-a-New-Global-Leader-in-the-Largest-and-Fastest-Growing-Gaming-Segment EA's Andrew Wilson talks about the Glu acquisition (GamesIndustry): https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-09-andrew-wilson-glu-interview Virtual Economy Episode 61 re E3 2021 digital plans and PAX Online problems: http://virtualeconcast.com/podcast/episode-61-biowares-leadership-shakeup-and-paxs-live-event-optimism-news-show/ E3 pushes forward with plans for a digital 2021 event (VGC): https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-pushes-forward-with-plans-for-a-digital-2021-event/ SAG-AFTRA Approves New Influencer Agreement (Backstage): https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/sag-aftra-approves-new-influencer-agreement-72636/

Welcome to Legacy Respawn! Yet again its been a huge week for game news! Embracer acquires Gearbox for some big bucks. EA not shying away from spending money either dropping some dollars on Glu Mobile. CD Projekt Red gets hit by ransomware. Also EA announcing the return of College football. We also Discuss Control Ultimate Edition and begin our review in progress...Plus Much More! Twitter.com/legacyrespawn Help support the show by joining us on Patreon : Patreon.com/legacyrespawn --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

E3 2019 is over! So now it's time for everyone who has anything to do with games to talk about the highs and the Bethesda's of this year. Get it? Because Bethesda's conference sucked.Also EA's wasn't great.And what's up with Stadia?Idk.Also this was meant to have timestamps but it's 4:13am, leave me alone.

This week, Kam is still playing APE OUT and still isn’t that great at it!  Thomas talks more about his latest adventures in Dungeons and Dragons!  We also talk difficulty scaling in different games and learn what each other’s first gaming experiences were!  Also EA proves that you can be less involved with E3 than...

Dan and Will cover all the games (AAA mostly) coming out this year with real actual release dates.  Sure, plenty more will be coming out and some that we cover here may even see last minute delays.  But before we get into our main topic, Val comes on to get us caught up on her experiences with Rookie Camp games from November and December.  Also EA is still very poorly handling the Star Wars franchise and we gush some more about Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Ben, Alex, and John are back discussing weekend league and division rivals performances and how we have upgraded our squads to stay competitive. Also EA finally releasing an Icon SBC, we review the change. Alex reacts to the mediocre TOTW 5 and the highly disappointing Scream Promo. John reveals yet another tip that has made him successful and will greatly improve your game play.